21 Best fiction books like Mama's Home by Shay Youngblood

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Mama's Home

By: Shay Youngblood

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the vil…

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1. Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

By: Maurice Sendak

3.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the iconic Where the Wild Things Are,created… read more

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2. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
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4. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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7. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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8. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. My Fade Is Fresh

By: Shauntay Grant

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A little girl makes sure she walks out of the barbershop rocking the fabulous hair style she choose… read more

Similar categories in Shauntay Grant's My Fade Is Fresh book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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12. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

By: Pauline David-Sax

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. … read more

Similar categories in Pauline David-Sax's Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. This Is a School

By: John Schu

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a s… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's This Is a School book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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15. Gold!

By: David Shannon

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in David Shannon's Gold! book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Bears and Boos

By: Shirley Parenteau

3.52

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The adorable bears are excited to dress up for Halloween — but are there enough costumes for everyo… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Parenteau's Bears and Boos book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

17. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

19. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Say My Name

By: Joanna Ho

4.22

Format: None pages, None

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their c… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Say My Name book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • african american
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21. Miss MacDonald Has a Farm

By: Kalee Gwarjanski

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

In this female-forward spin on the traditional children's song "Old MacDonald", readers can join Mi… read more

Similar categories in Kalee Gwarjanski's Miss MacDonald Has a Farm book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Grandma's Roof Garden

By: Tang Wei

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Granny may be old, but she’s certainly not feeble – or idle! She’s built a splendid vegetable garde… read more

Similar categories in Tang Wei's Grandma's Roof Garden book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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23. Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love

By: Michelle Edwards

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All the highs and lows of having a bossy, protective, and loving older sibling are depicted in this… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Edwards's Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding by Karina Nicole Gonzalez

24. The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

By: Karina Nicole Gonzalez

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurric… read more

Similar categories in Karina Nicole Gonzalez's The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

25. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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26. Too Early: A Picture Book

By: Nora Ericson

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Author Nora Ericson and illustrator Elly MacKay’s Too Early is a gentle, cozy picture book story fo… read more

Similar categories in Nora Ericson's Too Early: A Picture Book book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Beautiful You, Beautiful Me by Tasha Spillett-Sumner

27. Beautiful You, Beautiful Me

By: Tasha Spillett-Sumner

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child who looks different from her mother finds beauty and belonging in this new book from the cr… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Spillett-Sumner's Beautiful You, Beautiful Me book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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28. The Light Within You

By: Namita Moolani Mehra

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of family love and the light we share with the world. Diya is excited to be going … read more

Similar categories in Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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29. I See Color

By: Valerie Bolling

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison, I See Color is… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Bolling's I See Color book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. Night Market Rescue

By: Charlotte Cheng

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray dog stumbles upon the gift of friendship -- and maybe even the promise of home -- while wan… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Cheng's Night Market Rescue book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
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31. Mama's Home

By: Shay Youngblood

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the vil… read more

Similar categories in Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home book and Shay Youngblood's Mama's Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american

29 Best childrens books like Mama's Home by Shay Youngblood

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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18 Best humor books like Gold! by David Shannon

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

Jory John

4.40

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